ALEXANDRIA TWP. — The township is looking to move out of its rented office space on Frenchtown-Milford Road. A plan will be announced soon, Mayor Gabe Plumer said Tuesday, March 5.

Recurring odors from a cabinetmaking shop downstairs have been adding urgency to the quest, but Plumer said the township needs more space, too. Other considerations would be a room large enough for township meetings that could possibly be used as the joint municipal courtroom. It should also be “not too expensive” he said.

Currently the township is paying $1,916.67 a month for part of the old Pastore Chevrolet building. As this year’s budget takes shape, additional money will be budgeted for higher rent, the mayor said.

Since then odors have occurred on and off, but got really severe in January, said Plumer. Employees were given the option of working from home, but none did because of the inconvenience factor.

The landlord had lowered the cabinet shop’s exhaust pipe to get it further from the offices’ HVAC intake. The state says the exhaust pipe should be 15 to 20 feet higher and will send the township a diagram to forward to the landlord, the mayor said.